Layer-0 Clarity: Why PoCs Don't Ship
The same input can route to multiple endpoints depending on its declared purpose. A compliance submission routes to an institution. A production artifact routes to a pipeline. The content may be identical; the routing logic determines the value the output generates and who it serves. This is Layer 0 clarity: before execution begins, the destination, format, and cost-of-change profile must be declared. Without that declaration, output accumulates without routing — work without architecture. ...